MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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